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Along with establishment of this station ana <he agitation wMdh preceded the necessary legis­ lation, there has been a falling off in the number- <0f deaths in the coal mines for the year 1908, and while the official figures have not yet been ob­ tained, it is stated that the number of death# %ill be several hundred less than in 1907, which December* 1907, four ergies cover m e t h o d b y which this dust can be prevented from being a serious menace to the miners. Experiments in vetting it have been go­ ing on for some time, hut nothing of a very definite nature has as yet been learned, unless it is the fact that the coal dust does not ignite -when there is a great amount of moisture in it. Every effort is being made at the station to come as close to the conditions Hi •« mine as of improper explosives, as well as the improper use of suitable explosives, results annually in the waste of great amounts of coal. The use of too high charges in blasting, or the use of un- ./< necessarily violent explosives, shatters much good coal, converting fuel into •dust which may itself he explosive Hind become productive of much fur­ ther damage. Such explosions often loosen the rdof of a coal mine, which may fall later to be wasted, or produc­ tive of fatal'"accidents. In addition to the actual experiments in testing explosives, important experi­ ments are being made in rescue work. One part of the ,station has been fitted up as a miniature coal mine. This Is a large glass-encased, air-tight room which contains difficult passages such as are found in coal mines. There are also various obstructions similar to what would be found in a mine after it had been wrecked by an explosion; also dum­ mies weighing 150 to 200 pounds, rep­ resenting asphyxiated miners. This room is filled with deadly gas and a rescue corps of men who are being trained in the work enter dally, clad in helmets which supply them with oxygen while they work. The men remain in this chamber for two hours, removing ob­ structions, picking up the dummies, plac­ ing them on dkretchers and carrying them away, flere is also in the room a machine which records the amount of work a man may be expected to do while wearing one of these helmets. One-half of the large building in which this rescue room is located is used as an auditorium and several hun­ dred miners and ?*?: • • mm Sv ft >ns took the lives of 700 men, Je of them--at the Monongah mine West Virginia--being the greatest lining disaster in the history of thiw sountry. There were 356 victims. During 1908. there were.but two acci­ dents in which the loss of life waM very heavy; one in January at the lanna mine, in Wyoming, with a losn of 70 men; the other, November 28. the Mari anna mine in Pennsylvania, rhich resulted in 154 deaths. Already at the experiment station two discoveries have been madt rhich will tend to decrease the nutu- sr of .geaths in the mines. It has an demonstrated that a number cf the so-called "safety" explosives are Anything but s^e, in fact the state­ ment is made that with the present explosives used in mining, the miner takes hi* i life in his hand every time he touches off a fuse. It is the purpose of the government to continue these experiments until the explosives of the country are standardised in such a manner thpt the mijier will have a definite iflea what these ex­ plosives will do. After the government has gone far enough in its experiments, a bulletin will he issued recom­ mending as permissible explosives such as stand the test. The facts learned concerning these ex­ plosives will be called directly to the attention of the state mining bureaus as well as the oper­ ators. Perhaps the most important and far-reaching „' ^experiments so far at the station are those In '* which it has been definitely shown that coal dust jL is an explosive equally as dangerous as the dead- ly fire damp. This has been a raooted question ' among mining engineers and miners alike, both V Insisting that it is impossible to explode coal dust A unless there is gas present. That the coal dust will explode in the mine where there is no gas has been repeatedly shown to several hundred operators and miners at the testing station. The experts at the station are now lending their en- 3̂ COSU± J/U*3T m PjHT&TY AT W072,KS> TOSS®** ASSEMBLY DOINGS N[EW8 FROM THE LEGISLATURE AT SPRINGFIELD. QUIET WEEK AT CAPITAL Agreement Prevents Ballot on Senator •--Hopkins' Friends Expect Victory After Inauguration--Deneen in Washington. LATEST VOTE IN 8ENA-> TORIAL FIGHT. Hopkina Fots j a • •# Masoi|/ i.t 4 Shuttle# .;:.V17 Sherman «'?»>„•»'.. 2 Stringer . ,Y..60 Lowden . 2 McKinley , ,.. .... 1 J. J. Callahatt ... t George Aischuler ...........12 Results of Earlier' Ballots. 1.12.17.21.26.30. ...88 83 86 73 75 73 ...10 16 17 19 19 19 ... • 4 4 4 3 4 .. ;12 15 14 15 16 14 . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 2 ....** 56 74 76 16 . . . . . J .. . 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 HopkWa . Foss .... Mason ... Shurteff . McKinley Lowden . Ctringer . Browne . Calhoun . Sherman Yates ... Eastman Harrison 1 1 S3 ts 10 Kitchell 4 Springfield. -- There was little legislative work done in Spring­ field this week while the inaugural cere­ monies took place at Washington. In the state senate there were merely perfunctory sessions and in the house there was little probability of much greater activity because of the absence of many of the legislators. The work in the house was large­ ly the introduction of bills and. the ad­ vancement of measures to second read­ ing. Several standing committees on which much of the real work of the session devolves have not been named, and consequently many measures can­ not be properly considered. It is ex­ pected that the Judicial apportionment committee, on which the duty of pre­ paring a bill re-districting the counties of the state into judicial circuits falls, will be at work soon. possible. The teats of various dynamites and powders used in blasting coal are being made in a mammoth boiler plate cylinder which has pre­ viously been filled with gas or coal dist. The cyl­ inder is 100 feet long and six feet in diameter. Safety valves have been placed all along the top and are left unfastened in such a manner that whenever there is ap explosion the valves fly open on their hinges. A series of portholes on the side, covered with one-half inch glass, enables those conducting the experiments to witness the results from an observation house 60 feet away. Au explosive mixture of fire damp and air, or coal duBt and air, is pumped into the cylinder and the explosive which is to be tested is shot into it from one end of the cylinder, m that the flame goes right, into the Are damp or coal dust. Natural gas is used at this station for flre damp; because It corresponds very closely to this deadly gas. The cannon in which the explosives are placed is fired by electricity from the observation house which is parallel with the cylinder itself. These investigations are expected to accom­ plish a double purpose; not only a reduction in the number of men killed in the mines, but also a saving of the waste in mining coal. The use operators have watched the rescue dtill through the large glass windows which separate the auditorium from the gas- filled chamber. Although there has been but little opportunity so far for the rescue corps to demonstrate its ef­ ficiency at the mines, still it has done some good work. Once the helmeted men while fight­ ing a mine flre succeeded in bringing an unconscious man to a place of safety, where he was given oxygen treatment and recovered his senses in a short tttee. It is not the Intention of the United States government to furnish rescue corps whenever there is a disaster. The present corps was organized with the idea of encouraging the mine owners and minars themselves to form such organizations. Invitations have been issued to operators through­ out the country to send picked men to the experi­ ment station, where they may watch the govern­ ment rescuers at work and later go through the same training themselves, in order that they may gain the necessary confidence in the use of these helmets. Already a number of the large mining companies have taken advantage of this invitation and are organizing rescue corps at their mines, fully equipped with oxygen helmets. In 1907 more than 3,125 men were killed in the coal mines of the country--a death rate of 4.86 for every 1,000 men employed. This is from three to four times as many men per thousand as are killed in any coal-producing country of Europe, where experimental stations such as the one in Pittsburg have been in operation for several years. 4 - i;V Full Beards for Farmers. c,,s<r The protection of farmers and others who are ex posed to the heat a great deal is a serious and diffi­ cult matter. Cancer is on the increase, and farm' ers furnish a large proportion of the cases, many of them being due to the direct effects of sunlight on the face and hands. A full beard for the farmei is most desirablo for his protection. _ Respite in Senate War. Springfield.--Albert J. Hopkins and the other senatorial aspirants have been given a respite until March 10. The thirty-seventh ballot in the strug­ gle to elect a United States senator Thursday is the last quorum vote to be taken until March 10. The ballot brought no sign of a break in the deadlock. The members of the sen­ ate signed a "gentlemen's" agree­ ment not to attempt any legislative business until March 10. The house continued work and the balloting on the senatorship until then is perfunc­ tory to meet the requirements of the constitution. •• The thirty-seventh Joint ballot gave Hopkins, 61; Foss, 12; Mason, 4; Shurtleff, 17; Lowden, 2; Sherman, 2; McKinley, 1; Stringer <Dem.), 60; James J. Callahan (Dem.), 1; George Aischuler, 12. On this ballot Senator Robert J. McElvain bolted Hopkins and voted for Congressman Lowden. McElvain wandered away from Hopkins once before and voted for Yates, but came hack later to Hopkins. Ten Hopkins votes were paired to­ day. If these were added to his ac­ tual vote there would be 71. On the thirty-sixth ballot the senator had 64 votes, with ten votes paired. Judiciary Primaries April 13. The judicial primaries are set for April 13, and to make a reapportion­ ment of the counties into new judicial circuits effective the reapportionment, if one is made, must soon be placed on the statute books to permit time in which to make a proper selection of judges in the districts which are to be changed. The general feeling In the house,Is that the southern districts alone should be touched by the reapportionment, but there are many who object to any changes in the present 17 judicial cir­ cuits outside of Cook county being made. Speaker Shurtleff expects to name the remainder of the house com­ mittees next week after the inaugura­ tion in Washington, and from then on a program of busy days has been ar­ ranged. The administration bills on the deep waterways, the state charita­ ble Institutions and the railroads are to be taken up. The appropriations committee will continue its public hearings for. the state institutions, which are asking Increased appropria­ tions and seek to draft the omnibus appropriations bill which will take care of the regular state expenses. NO ROYAL ROAD TO EDUCATION Spaeescful Student Must Be Called Upon to Make Effort. "Do all you can," urged President Eliot in a recent address, "to influ­ ence, each in his own community, the raising of the standard of instruction in high Echools." He added, also, pri­ vate schools. Dut these do not concern us, nor ih«- yublic, comments the Bos- 4#t We believe with Presi­ dent Eliot that the American people will be likely, in the future a% in the past, to value a thing largely 'by what it costs, not cost in money only, but by what it cost in effort. Education is a result of effort, not cf inspiration, and the greater part of the effort must come from the sttident, whether he be in the grammar school, the high school or the university. It is a mistaken idea that education should be made easy, that mediocrity should set the standards pf the courses of the schools, but it Is a current idea, and not limited to any city. Authority is too much inclined to provide bargain ed­ ucation. There can be no bargain. There never has fceen a royal road to education, and there never can be one. Bui the belief that one exists, and that a smatterlr.? of many things is good enough, has served to cover the coun­ try with myriads of lives more or less content with superficial views and achlave»ent^ apd the a^peacarwea o| things. That is the penalty the pub­ lic pays for bargain education. Inaugural Party at Washington. The party which represents Illinois In the inauguration ceremonies at Washington is on the scene. The state officers, headed by Gov. Deneen, left Springfield Monday on a special Wain. The governor appears in the Inauguration parade, accompanied by members of his staff, in a carriage. Arrangements for the trip were made by Adjt.-Gen. Scott and Illinois occu­ pies position'21 in the line of states, between Mississippi and Alabama. The list of the members of the party fol­ lows: . Gov. Charles S. Deneen, Mr*. Deneen and Miss Dorothy Deneen. Secretary of State James A. Rose an<| Mrs. Rose. * - State Auditor J. ° ft,' McCullough and Mrs. McCullouffh.%; . State Treasurer Andrew Russell and Mrs. Russell of Jacksonville. Francis G. Blair, superintendent of pub­ lic instruction, and Mrs. Blair of Spring­ field. • • •J , , ' Attorney General W; H. Stead and Mrs. Stead of Springfield. ' Adjt. Gen. Thomas" "W. Sedtt aha his daughter, Miss Alice J. Scott of Fairfield. Col. Chauncey Dewey of Chicago, in­ spector general of the Illinois National Guard, and Mrs. Dewey. ---. Col. E. R. Bliss of Chicago, Judge advo­ cate of the Illinois National Guard, and Mrs. Bliss. Col. Randolph Smith of Flora, A. D, C. of the Illinois National Ouard, and Mrs. Smith. " B. A. Eckhart of Chicago, A. D. C. of the Illinois National Guard, and Mrs. £ckl'i&rt< Col. J. R- Thompson of Chicago Mid Mrs. Thompson. Col. tea C. Copley of Aurora. L,leut. Col. Nathan W. McChesney of. Chicago and Mrs. McChesney. / •• Capt. John H. Lewman of Danville^ Col. Abel Davis of Chicago. Lieut. Ogden T. McClurg Qf Chicago. Lieut. Alfred O. Booth of Springfield, association quartermaster. Senator Frank H. Funk of Rloomlng- ton and Mrs. Funk. Senator Walter Clyde Jones of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Smulski of Chi­ cago. Reapportionment Causoa Comment. The reapportionment of the state into judicial circuits, other than the present 17, is causing much comment and discussion, and. no agreement which looks at all effective v has yet been reached by the legislators on any of the numerous bills which have been presented. The senate has passed a reapportionment bill which makes four new judicial circuits, but the redisricting in the measure does not meet the ideas of many members of the house. Nor is there a disposi­ tion to be satisfied with the proposi­ tions of an apportionment bill drafted by the sub-committee of the house ap­ portionment committee. The judicial primaries are set for April 13 and any reapportionment bill to be effective in the June election should be placed "on the statute books before then. Some of the members of the gen­ eral assembly from the counties which are affected by the different appor­ tionment bills are suggesting that If fewer country judges are sent to Chi­ cago to aid in clearing the court dockets of the Cook county circuit and superior courts "that there will be less complaint of overcrowded dockets In the country districts. For many years it has been the custom for Cook coun­ ty to call in the help of country cir­ cuit judges and to keep them at work in the courts In the city far< saentha at a stretch. OLDEST MM II AMEBIC! Terrors of Many Winters Pe-ru-na. Isaac Brock, 120 Years of Age. Mr. Isaac Brock, of McLennan county, Tex,, is an ardent friend to Peruna and speaks of it in the following terms: "Dr. Hartmau's remedy, Peruna, I Have found to be the best, if not the only reliable remedy for COUGHS, COLDS, CATARRH and diarrhea. "Peruna has been my stand-by toe many years, and I attribute my good health and my extreme age to this remedy. It exactly meets all my re­ quirement*. "I have come to rely upon it almost entirely for the many little things for which I need medicine. I believe it to be especially valuable to old people.** leaac Brock. West Says Hopkins Will Win. "Private advices have just reachdd me that Albert J. Hopkins will be re­ elected United States senator from uUlinois. The deadlock may not be broken at o*»ce, but Hopkins will win out finally." The foregoing statement concern­ ing the political battle of Illinois was made by Roy O. West of Chicago, chairman of the Republican state cen­ tral committee of Illinois, from his Pasadena, Cal., home. Mr. West, who was closely identified with Gov. Den­ een during the latter's past and pres­ ent administrations, is spending the winter in Pasadena with his family. Mr. West did not go into details in predicting the outcome of the sena­ torial deadlock, but expressed the opinion that the opposition to Senator Hopkins would be unable to unite on any other than Gov. Deneen, which action would be necessary ultimately to win the fight. a 2Sc. Bottle ft 1 baft Balsam j Contains 40 DOSES, And each dose is more effective than four times the same quan­ tity of any other cough remedy, however well advertised and how­ ever strongly recommended that remedy may be Remember always that Kemp's < • Balsam is the ' 1 Aesf Cough Cure* It lias saved thousands from oon« sumption. It has saved thousands of lives. At all druggists', 25c., 50c. and $1. Don't accept anything else. Western Canada the Pennant Winner "The Last Best West" The government of Canada npw gives to every actual set­ tler 160 acres of wheat" growing land free and an additional 160 acres at $3.00 an acre. The 300,000 contented American settlers making their homes in Western Canada is the best evidence of the superiority of that country. They are becoming rich, growing from 25 to 50 bushels wheat to the acre; 60 to jllO bush* els oats and 45 to 60 bushels barley, be­ sides having splendid herds of cattle raised on the prairie grass. Dairying is an im­ portant industry. The crop of 1908 still keeps Western Canada In the lead. The world will soon look to it as its food-producer. ' 'The thing which most Impressed ns vras the magnitude of th« country that is av»llabl« lor agricultural purposes." -- National Editorial Ctmretpondence. 1908. Low railway rates, good schools and churches, markets convenient, prices the highest, climat* perfect. Lands are for sale by Railway and Land Com­ panies. j>efccrlptive pamphlets and maps sent free. For railway rates and other information apply to Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa, Canada, or the authorized Canadian Government Agent: C. Jt.BR0UGHT0N, <13 Merchants' Loan {Trust RUg.. Chicago, 111.; W. H. B0GEBS, third floor. Traction Ter­ minal BIdf., Indianapolis, End., or T. 0. CUHIE, 180 3rd Street. Milwaukee. Wis. $725,000 for Military. The house and senate appropria­ tions committees took up the mili­ tary appropriation bills and after an extended hearing referred all of them to the sub-committee on military af­ fairs. A total of $725,000 is asked from the general assembly for new armories as follows: For the First Illinois cavalry, $250,000; for the Sec­ ond infantry, Illinois National Guard, $250,000; for the Eighth infantry of the Illinois National Guard, $150,000; all to be erected in the city of Chi­ cago, and for the three companies of state troops that are located eft Quincy, $75,000. The Realm of the Possible. The realm of the possible was gives to man to hope, and not to fear in. . . . If (in sorrow) the thought strikes you that we are punished for our sins--mourn for them, and not for the happiness which they have pre. vented. Rather thank God that he has stopped us in time, and remember his promises of restoring us if we profit by his chastisement--Charte* Klngyley. Solons' Grip on State Puree. The appropriation committees ol the legislature have set upon the her­ culean task of making $19,000,000 cover requests for about $35,000,000. This Job has had its effect upon the nerves of the committeemen and the delegations that appeared before the appropriation subsidiary organizations of the senate and house received sev­ eral shocks. Retrenchment is the word the legislators are using and the heads of departments and institutions appearing before the appropriation committees are being severely grilled Compeneatlon Bill In Houee. > A far-reaching bill, intended to compensate persons for personal in­ juries received while in tho employ of others, was Introduced in the house by Edward J. Forst of Chicago. The measure is a replica of the bill of­ fered In congress by A. J. Sabath of Chicago. It seeks to create *hat is to^be known as a "commission of com­ pensation awards." Under the terms voAthe proposed tew the governor is authorized to name three commis­ sioners to carry out the terms of the Lederer Introduces Two Bills. Representative Lederer introduced a measure which makes it a felony for any person to hold or detain any person in "white slavery" for the pay­ ment of debt and fixes the punishment at Imprisonment from one to ten years. Committee on judiciary. Led­ erer also offered a bill to put the ban of the law on those who live on the proceeds of "white slavery." Extend Time for Contest. A Joint resolution was adopted by both branches of the legislature ex­ tending the time in which the elec­ tion contest committee may make its report on' the merits of the attempt to oust Gov. Deneen from his office. The time was extended from March 2 to March 17, at which date the Dem­ ocrats will have to produce a bill of particulars proving a prima-facie case. Lee O'Neil Browne and Thomas Tip- pit, minority leaders, fought the reso­ lution in the house, charging the Re publicans with a "stall." Bill of Particulars 8biI|iM. At the meeting of the joint commit tee appointed to take up the question of a recount of the votes cast for gov­ ernor, on the petition of Adlai E. Stevenson, who is contesting the right of Gov. Deneen to the governor's chair, there was much talk concern­ ing the necessity of filing a bill of particulars stating specifically the points on which the petition for a re­ count of the ballots rests. Former Senator Berry, representing Gov. Deneen, requested a bill of par­ ticulars. QOTOS3.Q The Season I Make and bell Hore Mens $3.00 & $3.50 Shoes Than Any Other Manufacturer ll ttcmi I give tb* wearer the benefit of the most eompltit organisation of experts ana skillet a shoemaker* in the coimfcry. _ . The selection of ih& leathers tar e&cls part of tlie liny, •sUt every detail of the making in every department, w looked after by tlie best glioamaKera In the shoe indttaU'f. If I could snow y^i 'how carefally^W. L. I)ou^laa^ehae» fit better, and wear longer than any otW znftk*. Method of Tanning the Soles makes them Man Flexible and Longer Wearing than any other* «!(»<-» fur Kvcry Mrmlirr of the FanHy, eu, lluyi.Wumen, M Uses mud C'hUdfWU For salo by sho« dealers everywhere. MIITtflM I None genuine without W. J. DnnidM IfHIl I lUil i name and priee stamped on bottom* l|MOdor Ertlito ViadHzdulnlf. Cktalog mailed! W. L. DOUGLAS, 1*7 Sprit SC. Brockton, T C&bbfl§6 Seed per acre •PHI !'«r Salzer's catalog page 129. I The bicnest money making crop in vegetables I lis cabbage. Then conies onions, radishes,! I peas, cucumbers. Big catalog free: or. send I llOcin stamps and receive catalog and [kernels each ot onions, carrots, celery, rad-l fishes, 1500 each lettuce, rutabagas, turnips,! I too parsley, too tomatoes, 100 melons, 2 2,°| I charming flower seeds, in all 10.000 kernels, r • easily worth Sl.OOof any man's money. Or. Isend 20o and we add one pkg. ol Earliest! I Peep O'Day Sweet Corn. f ISALZER SEED CO., Bo* Vv. ta Crosse.. WU. | Live Stock and Miscellaneous Electrotypes I n g r e a t v a r i e t y f o r s a l e a t t h e l o w e s t p r i c e s b y A.N.KELLOGG NEWSrATEB CO. f$ W. Adaxna St, CHICAGO str ing columns refusing aubihlutes itmimtiousi. TEXAS STATE LAND MilUomsof acres of school land to be »old by the Slat*-, #1.00 U) t&.UO per u.civ; only oue-fortieth cash and <0years time on balance; three per cent inter­ est; uiily ir.'.UU r»sh fur 160 ucres at $HiK) per acre. Greatest opportunity ; good agricultural land; hend 60 cents for Book of lust ruction sand Newtj uite Law. J. J. Snyder, School l^aml I/<xa%r, ISO 9 h - - ~1iUc Autin.1 Reference. Austin Nfuoul Bank. rrO A REPUTABLE MAN who will sell stock * in a legitimate mining enterprise. I wtll m>M Address lid ward K. Ou^ an attractive proposition. Georgetown, Colorado, PATENTS rm fcll lv«*( mbamnam. BM nauto.